Blythe, CA.
Day 3 - Brawley, CA to Blythe, CA:
Thursday April 2, 2009, 91 miles (146 km) - Total so far: 228 miles (367 km)
It was a windy day as we rode across the southern California desert. For 40 miles, as the route climbed slowly up the Chocolate Mountains, there was a quartering head-wind. The last 50 miles there was a 30-mph tailwind. Everyone was riding 25-30 mph with little effort thanks to the strong wind combined with a slight downhill run into the Colorado River basin at Blythe. Around the halfway point, in Glamis, CA, we passed an area of sand dunes that was apparently a favorite playground for the group of dune buggies riders in the area as we passed by. There were dozens of buggies riding in the area = dust! Some of the desert scenery is spectacular. There is an amazing variety of flowering plants in the desert in the spring. Can you believe we have traveled over 200 miles so far, the temperatures have ranged from degrees in Pine Valley to today in Blythe, Ca. of 90 Degrees. I have to say though that yesterday when we went through the Yuha Desert, the Imperial Desert those were steepest mountains on the trip. Today as we traveled through sand dunes those really strong winds blew sand in our faces, but through the foothills of the Chocolate Mountains was the neatest part of the day. Tomorrow we go over the Arizona River and into Arizona.
Here are a few pictures from today:
For now,
Uncle Barry Bikes
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